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Emerg Infect Dis
; 10(3): 494-6, 2004 Mar.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-15109420
RESUMO
In Puerto Rico, risk for transmission of B-virus from free-ranging rhesus monkeys to humans has become a serious challenge. An incident with an injured rhesus monkey, seropositive for B-virus, resulted in inappropriate administration of antiviral postexposure prophylaxis. This incident underscores the importance of education about risks associated with interactions between humans and nonhuman primates.